GUYANA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC216279 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees16001500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-23
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    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2021-02-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-12-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  18. 2011-09-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2008-11-08
    ➕
    QUINNEY, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-09-02
    ➖
    BURNESS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-03-23
    ➖
    FIGGIS, Andrew Brian resigned
    director
  23. 2002-03-23
    ➖
    FIGGIS, Pauline Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    FIGGIS, Andrew Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    FIGGIS, Pauline Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2001-04-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 2001-03-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2001-03-20
    ➕
    FIGGIS, Robert Davidson appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-20
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    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GUYANA LIMITED
  31. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    BURNESS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Davidson Figgis
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Catherine Mary Quinney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Jamesfield Garden Centre
Newburgh
Cupar
Perthshire
KY14 6EW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FIGGIS, Robert Davidson→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUINNEY, Catherine Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNESS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2004-09-02
Resigned
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2021-02-23
Resigned
FIGGIS, Andrew Brian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2002-03-23
Resigned
FIGGIS, Pauline Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2002-03-23
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property07/12/2011—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property27/09/2011—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property03/04/2001—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property30/03/2001—
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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-01